In addition, about one fifth of pregnant women are at considerable risk of giving birth to children who will not reach their optimum physical and mental potential because of material iodine deficiency (Vir, 1995).
Además, un quinto de las mujeres embarazadas corren el riesgo considerable de tener niños que no alcanzarán su potencial óptimo físico y mental debido al a deficiencia de yodo (Vir, 1995).